Improvement in refrigerators



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Patented Feb. 22, 1876.

' E. Q HOW REFRIGERA IINITED STATES PATENT Orrrcn.

EDWARD K. HOWES, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN REFRIGERATOR-5.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 173,79 1, datedFebruary 22,1876; application filed August 19, 1875.

which is adapted to be used both for the preservation of meats, fruit,vegetables, and like substances, and as a water-cooler to supply waterfor drinking purposes.

My invention consists in a simple and convenient arrangement of the iceand water chambers, so that they will be out of the way and notinterfere with the space allotted to the articles or substances to bepreserved, and by which their contents will be isolated completely fromeach other and from the contents of the food-chamber. It also relates tothe construction and disposition of the ice and water chambers, by whichthey are rendered more convenient and effective. I

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a more complete explanationof my invention, Figure l is a perspective view of my invention. A isthe cabinet or case inside of which the ice and water tanks and shelvesare arranged. The lower part of the cabinet or case I provide with asmany shelves B as may be desired, and these shelves extend entirelyacross the case in the ordinary manner of construct iug the shelves of acupboard or kitchen-safe. In the upper part of the cabinet or case, justbelow the top or cover H, I place'the ice and water tank 0. This tank ismade long enough to extend across the cabinet from the front to the backside, and is placed across the middle of the upper portion of thecabinet, so that it is supported directly above the middle of theshelves, and its bottom is curved to afibrd more space in thefOOtIOllfllllbGl and to dis tribute the frigoritic effect of the icemore equally throughout the chamber. The top of the tank 0 is open, andits upper edges are level with the top edges of the cabinet, so thatwhen the cover H of the cabinet is let down it will also form a tightcover for the tank. This arrangement, is very convenient, because it isonly necessary to raise the cover of the cabiupper shelves B.

no opportunity for communication of the air I from the front compartmentfor drinking pur- I poses, I c nnect a faucet, E, through the front ofthe cabinet with the front compartment, so that the water can be drawnas from a watercooler. A drip-pan, I surrounds the tank 0, and a pipe,Gr, extends from the bottom of this drip'pan to any waste-way, so thatthe water which condenses on the outside of the tank,

and any drippings which may occnr,will be caught and conveyed away.

One or more holes (not shown) are made through the back wall of thecabinet near the tank 0, through which air can enter in order to keep upa constant circulation in the cabinet.

By placing the ice and water containing tank across the middle of theupper part of the cabinet, I not only secure a neat appearance to thecabinet by reason of having the waterfaucet in the middle of its front,but also give an equal refrigerating effect to all portions of thecabinet, and afford a space on each side of and close to the ice forarticles on [twill be seen that there is of either of the ice, or of thewater, or of the food-receptacles with any other of the three. Thus thecontents of each are unaffected by the contents of any other.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

The ventilated case A, having upper and lower shelves B B, and cover H,in combination with the central tank (J, having crosspartition D, andcurved bottom, and with curved drip-pan F, having pipe G, both the sidesof the tanks and the cross partitions being imperforate, and extendingupward closely to the plane of the under side of thecover, as and forthe purpose described.

EDWARD K. HOWES.

Witnesses:

EDWARD OHAr'rEN, JOHN H. B. WILKINs.

